1 It was a musical turning point. I found out about the attack on the Twin Towers from Kate, she called and invited me to her house to watch TV, we needed to all be together. And then I woke up my computer. It was a Power Mac G4. I’d started with a Mac Plus […]

Paul Anka is a raconteur who tells us not only about his new album, but his writing process and 60+ years in the business, from bus tours with Buddy Holly and the Everly Brothers to the Copa to Vegas to writing the theme song for “The Tonight Show” and “My Way” for Frank Sinatra. This […]

LINE OF DUTY It’s the U.K.’s most watched drama series of the century. Now when you hear “English show,” many think of PBS, period pieces, history, stuff for intellectuals with no edge. But not “Line of Duty.” But “Line of Duty” is not on PBS. Due to a rights issue, “Line of Duty” can be […]

It’s the first one since my mother died. I’ve been trying to figure out why I’m not in the holiday spirit, which usually means guilt. You grow up going to temple on the High Holy Days, oftentimes it’s blisteringly hot. You sit in the back, pay your dues and then go home and eat. Yom […]